"Come to Wichita, Won't be There in 40 Days"

Honestly, I expected more golden fields. But it is spring, and I'm in the biggest city in Kansas.

I took advantage of my totally effed up flight situation to go for a walk with some good people to see the Keeper of the Plains statue. 

According to the Wichita website: "The Keeper of the Plains stands at the confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas rivers with hands raised in supplication to the Great Spirit. Since the sculpture's installation in 1974 to commemorate the United States Bicentennial, it has become a symbol for the city of Wichita and a tribute to the Native American tribes who continue to gather at this sacred site. . . . The 44-foot Cor-Ten steel Keeper of the Plains sculpture now stands elevated on a 30-foot rock promontory, surrounded by a plaza which describes the Plains Indian way of life. . . . Fire drums on boulders at the foot of the Keeper dramatically light the night. . . . Renowned Native American artist Blackbear Bosin donated the Keeper of the Plains to the citizens of Wichita in 1974."

I didn't go to the science museum, but it is pretty striking.